Christina (Stewart) Crawford (1821 - 1877)

Born 20 Feb 1821 in Kilbride, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of John Crawford — married 16 Dec 1849 in Maybole,Ayr,Scotland

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1877 at age 56 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

Christina was born on 20 Feb 1821 in Kilbride, Bute, Scotland, the daughter of Alexander Stewart, a fisherman and Margaret his wife. It is not clear where she was living in 1841, but on 16 Dec 1849 she married John Crawford in Maypole, Ayrishire. She was living in Symington, Ayrishire at the time. She and John had seven children together and lived in various parts of Scotland. She died on 17 Jun 1877 of Gastritis after an illness of five days.

Children with John Crawford:

• James Crawford born 5 Jan 1851 in Maybole married Mary Jane Menzies
• Margaret Stewart Crawford born 20 APR 1852 in Maybole, married Robert Mclelland
• Ann Dow Crawford born 21 Feb 1854 in Gorbals, died before 1856
• Ann Dow Crawford born 26 Jul 1856 in Hutchensontown, Glasgow, married John Raeside
• Alexander Stewart Crawford born 17 Jul 1858 in Slamannan, was a ships engineer and went missing in Australia
• Janet Crawford born 14 Jul 1860 in Slamannan, did not marry and worked as a servant
• Christina Crawford born 29 Mar 1863 in Slamannan, died before 1871

Sources

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTJ4-7FS : 10 February 2018), Christian Stewart, 20 Feb 1821; citing , reference - 2:15D6B91, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,083.

• "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT26-5M3 : 10 February 2018), John Crawford and Christina Stewart, 16 Dec 1849; citing Maybole,Ayr,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,396, 1,041,397.